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Summary

Align the RecursionError message with CPython across both native stack and logical recursion depth guards by unifying message construction under VirtualMachine::new_recursion_depth_error. This eliminates the stray trailing space when no context string is provided and prevents empty exception messages when C-stack overflow checks trip.

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Recursion errors now use consistent messages, with unnecessary whitespace removed and clearer context when applicable.
  • Tests
    • Added checks for recursion error messages at the default and a reduced recursion limit.
    • Expanded deep-nesting checks to verify that hashing and type construction raise RecursionError.

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VM recursion errors now use a shared message helper, and AST recursion contexts omit leading spaces. Tests check recursion error messages and arguments, and increase nesting counts in deep-recursion checks.

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Recursion error reporting

Layer / File(s) Summary
Standardize recursion error construction
crates/vm/src/vm/mod.rs, crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast.rs, crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/constant.rs, crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/statement.rs
VM recursion and C-stack failure paths use a shared helper that trims context and omits it when empty. AST conversion, constant validation, and traversal contexts no longer begin with a leading space.
Check recursion errors and deep recursion
extra_tests/snippets/recursion.py, extra_tests/snippets/builtin_hash.py, extra_tests/snippets/stdlib_types.py
A new test checks recursion error messages and arguments at the default and a lowered recursion limit. Existing deep-recursion checks increase their nesting counts from 100,000 to 500,000.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~12 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Low

Suggested reviewers: youknowone

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 8f578

Recursion errors during deep hashing now include “while hashing.” The implementation constructs that payload, but neither deep-hash test checks its message or arguments, leaving a bounded regression-coverage gap.

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Architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to 8f578

The change affects 2 systems.

Changed systems: extra_tests, crates

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  • observed — extra_tests (service) was modified; 3 changed files map to changed impact.
  • observed — crates (service) was modified; 4 changed files map to changed impact.

Before / after behavior

  • observed — Modified behavior in crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast.rs: Removed the leading space from the recursion context used while converting a required node field.
  • observed — Modified behavior in crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast.rs: Removed the leading space from the recursion context used while converting list-field items.
  • observed — Modified behavior in crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast.rs: Removed the leading space from the recursion context used while recursively scanning AST fields.
  • observed — Modified behavior in crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast.rs: List and tuple child scanning now passes recursion context without a leading space. The recursive traversal and collection handling are unchanged.
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Out of Scope Changes check ⚠️ Warning The recursion message helper, AST context updates, and message assertions directly support issue #8382. The changes in extra_tests/snippets/builtin_hash.py and extra_tests/snippets/stdlib_types.py… Remove the unrelated nesting-limit changes in extra_tests/snippets/builtin_hash.py and extra_tests/snippets/stdlib_types.py, or link a coding requirement that justifies them.
Docstring Coverage ⚠️ Warning Docstring coverage is 42.11% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 19 functions across 10 files. Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
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Description Check ✅ Passed Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly summarizes the main change: consistent recursion-depth error formatting without a trailing space.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes satisfy the coding requirements in issue #8382. VirtualMachine::new_recursion_depth_error now builds one base message and omits the context suffix when _where is empty. It trims contex…
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The recursion message helper, AST context updates, and message assertions directly support issue #8382. The changes in extra_tests/snippets/builtin_hash.py and extra_tests/snippets/stdlib_types.py only increase deep nesting loops from 100,000 to 500,000. Those changes do not test or implement the required RecursionError message behavior, and no linked issue requires the increased test load.

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extra_tests/snippets/recursion.py (1)

49-74: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add a regression check for empty-context native recursion errors.

The new recurse() assertions cover the logical-depth guard. The existing native fixtures use non-empty contexts such as while getting the repr of an object and while calling a Python object, and they assert only the exception type. They do not cover the empty-context branches in with_frame, enter_iframe_unchecked, or gen_frame_link.

Add a focused test that forces one of these native-stack branches and asserts both str(e) and e.args. A regression that restores new_recursion_error(String::new()) at a native-stack call site can pass the current tests.

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In @extra_tests/snippets/recursion.py around lines 49 - 74, Add a focused
regression test near `recurse()` that forces an empty-context native-stack
recursion error through a native-stack branch, then assert both `str(e)` and
`e.args` match the expected message. Keep the existing logical-depth checks
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In @extra_tests/snippets/recursion.py:
- Around line 49-74: Add a focused regression test near `recurse()` that forces
an empty-context native-stack recursion error through a native-stack branch,
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extra_tests/snippets/builtin_hash.py (1)

35-49: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Assert the native-stack RecursionError message and arguments.

The deep-tuple hash reaches the changed native-stack error path, but this test checks only the exception type. Bind the exception and assert its plain message and one-element args tuple.

Suggested fix
-    with assert_raises(RecursionError):
+    with assert_raises(RecursionError) as context:
         hash(deep_tuple)
+    assert str(context.exception) == "maximum recursion depth exceeded"
+    assert context.exception.args == ("maximum recursion depth exceeded",)
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In @extra_tests/snippets/builtin_hash.py around lines 35 - 49, Update the
deep-tuple hash assertion in the rustpython-specific block to capture the
RecursionError and verify its plain message and one-element args tuple. Leave
the dict-key and set-member assertions unchanged.

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In @extra_tests/snippets/builtin_hash.py:
- Around line 35-49: Update the deep-tuple hash assertion in the
rustpython-specific block to capture the RecursionError and verify its plain
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🟡 Minor · Restore the clippy::redundant_else expectation on sum. · builtins.rs:1219-1229

crates/vm/src/stdlib/builtins.rs:1219-1229
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Restore the clippy::redundant_else expectation on sum.

The return Err(...) arms expand through match_class! into if ... { return Err(...) } else { ... }. Clippy reports redundant_else for this expansion. The workspace config enables this lint as a warning, and CI runs Clippy with -Dwarnings, so the VM Clippy check fails.

Suggested fix
+#[expect(clippy::redundant_else)]
 fn sum(
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Restore the clippy::redundant_else expectation on the sum function to suppress
the lint triggered by the return arms expanded through match_class!. Apply the
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extra_tests/snippets/builtin_hash.py (1)

41-41: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Assert the contextual RecursionError payload in both deep hash tests.

Both deep tuple hashing and deep generic-alias hashing enter with_recursion("while hashing", ...). Assert:

"maximum recursion depth exceeded while hashing"

for str(error.exception) and:

("maximum recursion depth exceeded while hashing",)

for error.exception.args. Apply the assertion in builtin_hash.py and stdlib_types.py.

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Review comment at @extra_tests/snippets/builtin_hash.py at line 41:
Update the deep tuple and generic-alias hashing tests in builtin_hash.py and
stdlib_types.py to assert that the captured RecursionError has the contextual
message and args specified in the review. Locate the tests by their deep hashing
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- Line 41: Update the deep tuple and generic-alias hashing tests in
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